81st Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4723, Chapter 1069 Page: 1 of 4
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Chapter 1069
H.B. No. 4723
1 AN ACT
2 relating to the powers and duties of the Bayview Municipal Utility
3 District of Galveston County; providing authority to impose a tax
4 and issue bonds.
5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
6 SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 6901, Special District
7 Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 6901.061 to read as
8 follows:
9 Sec. 6901.061. DEFINED AREAS. (a) Notwithstanding the
10 limitation on authorization based on acreage under Section
11 54.801(a), Water Code, the district may establish and administer
12 defined areas as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code.
13 (b) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the
14 district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate in a
15 defined area established under this section:
16 (1) macadamized, graveled, or paved roads; or
17 (2) improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of
18 those roads.
19 (c) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as
20 provided by Chapters 49 and 53, Water Code, to finance the
21 construction, acquisition, improvement, maintenance, or operation
22 of projects under Subsection (b).
23 (d) The district may impose an ad val-orem tax on real
24 property in a defined area to pay the principal of or interest on
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. 81st Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 4723, Chapter 1069, legislative document, June 19, 2009; [Austin, Texas]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth148905/m1/1/: accessed April 25, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.